Ivan Mrkic

President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir was given a Serbian state decoration because he is the head of a state that has not recognized Kosovo.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic is against a planned referendum in the Serb Republic (RS), Nikolic's adviser Ivan Mrkic has said.

According to announcements, the Serb entity in Bosnia will hold a referendum on the work of the Court and Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will not travel to Srebrenica, his adviser Ivan Mrkic has said in a statement for the Belgrade-based paper Danas.

There are no changes in Serbia's relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina over the postponement of state visit by President Tomislav Nikolic, says Ivan Mrkic.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has told the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, that she should not consider herself a state president since Kosovo "will never be a state", according to well founded reports in the Belgrade media.

Before leaving for the US, Vucic said he expected a "hard but successful visit" with US state officials and business leaders.

Despite the death of US Vice President Joe Biden's son on Saturday, Vucic's cabinet said Monday that the Prime Minister is still scheduled to meet with Biden on Wednesday.

President Nikolic to visit Sarajevo in June

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will visit Sarajevo at the beginning of June, his foreign affairs adviser Ivan Mrkic has announced.

Mrkic told Belgrade-based daily Danas that the visit to Sarajevo had to wait until after elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will visit Sarajevo at the beginning of June, Ivan Mrkic, foreign affairs adviser to the Serbian president, has said.

Mrkic told Belgrade-based daily Danas that the visit to Sarajevo had had to wait until elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) were finished.

Presidential advisors recount "mid-air drama"

BELGRADE -- "As far as the Presidency staff is concerned, we will in the future use only regular flights," presidential advisor Stanislava Pak has said.

President Nikolic condemns the burning of a Croatian flag

Tomislav Nikolic condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a Croatian flag and underscored that the perpetrators will be punished in line with the law.

The Serbian president made this statement in a message sent to his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic on Thursday.